17-7-2.4 Development standards.
The following development standards apply to all new development in the zone:
A. Setbacks. The minimum setbacks in the zone are as follows:
1. Front. The minimum front yard setback is twenty-five feet. If fifty percent or more of the lots on the block are developed with a front yard setback of twenty feet, the front yard setback shall be twenty feet.
a. Corner Lot Rule. Corner lots have two front yards.
b. Exceptions. The following exceptions apply to all front yard setbacks in the zone:
i. Front Porch. An open, front entry porch may encroach eight feet into the front yard setback.
ii. Projections. Skylights, sills, cornices, chimneys, flues, eaves and ornamental features may project into the front yard up to two and one-half feet.
iii. Impervious Surfaces. A driveway with a width of twenty feet or forty percent of the lot frontage, whichever is greater, and a sidewalk of up to five feet in width from the driveway or street to the front door. The driveway may extend an additional ten feet in width behind the sidewalk.
2. Side. The minimum side yard setback is five feet, subject to the following exceptions:
a. Projection. Skylights, sills, cornices, chimneys, flues, eaves and ornamental features may project into the side yard up to three feet.
b. Stairs and Balconies. Outside stairways and balconies may project into the side yard up to three feet.
c. Single Family Attached Structure. In the case of a pre-existing single family attached structure, the structure shall be exempt from the interior side yard setback.
d. Attached Single-Car Garages and Carports. In the case where an existing single family residence has an attached garage or carport that accommodates less than two cars because of its width, the garage or carport may be extended to the side yard property line, as well as toward the rear yard at the same setback as the existing structure, provided the following items are satisfied. (For purposes of this provision, “existing” is defined as structures built before the adoption of this provision):
i. The extended structure area is for a garage use only; the encroachment into the side yard setback cannot be used as habitable space.
ii. The extended structure shall not exceed one story, and shall not extend above the roofline of the existing residential structure.
iii. The width of the garage or carport shall not exceed twenty-four feet.
iv. The depth of the garage or carport shall not exceed twenty-four feet or the depth of the existing garage or carport, whichever is greater. The existing depth of the garage shall not include storage areas or additions that are outside the existing roofline of the garage.
v. The extended structure shall contain no openings on the side contiguous to the property line and no drainage from the roof shall be discharged onto an adjacent property.
vi. Proof of licensed survey identifying the property line adjacent to the extended structure and assurance that the extended structure will not be constructed on any designated utility easement(s).
vii. All fire and building code provisions that address structures, their features and siting shall be addressed.
viii. This exception is intended to provide a property owner of an older home with an attached single-car garage or carport the ability to have a standard attached two-car garage or carport where it otherwise would not be allowed because of the five-foot side yard setback.
ix. All new home construction shall comply with the five-foot side yard setback. This includes situations where the existing house is demolished and replaced with a new structure.
3. Rear. The minimum rear yard setback is fifteen feet, subject to the following exceptions:
a. Corner Lot Rule. On corner lots, there is no rear yard.
b. Projection. Skylights, sills, cornices, chimneys, flues, eaves and ornamental features may project into the rear yard up to two and one-half feet.
c. Stairs and Balconies. Outside stairways and balconies may project into the rear yard up to three feet.
B. Build-To Line. The front yard setback is the build-to line. At least fifty percent of the front elevation must be built within three feet of the build-to line. This provision does not apply to the development of cul-de-sac lots.
C. Height. The maximum height for a structure in the zone is twenty-eight feet to the midpoint for a sloping roof and twenty-five feet to the cornice for flat roofs.
D. Stories. All buildings must be from one to two and one-half stories.
E. Parking/Driveway. Each lot shall provide two parking spaces in accordance with Section 17-7-2.7(A).
F. Landscaping. Each lot shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 17-7-2.6(A).
G. Utilities. Each dwelling must be serviced by a public water and sewer system.
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Area |
Width |
Depth |
Frontage |
Setbacks |
Build-To Line |
Height |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lot |
Standards |
5,000 s.f. |
45' |
90' |
45' |
Front: 25', 20' if 50% of front yards ≤ 25' Side: 5' Rear: 15' Accessory Structure: 2' rear and side yard |
25' ≥ 50% of front elevation must be ≤ 3' from build-to line |
28' to mid-point 25' to cornice |
|
Exceptions |
See text |
See text |
80' if width ≥ 67' |
35' on cul-de-sac |
Projections: 3' Front: 20' paved drive, plus add’l 10' behind sidewalk, 5' paved walk, porch ≤ 8' Side: Stairs and balconies Corner Lot: 2 front, 2 side, 0 rear Accessory Structure: See text |
N/A for cul-de-sac lots |
No |
(Ord. 2022-19 § 1 (Att. A, B); Ord. 2022-04 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 2016-11 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 5/20/2003O-5 § 1 (part); Ord. 11-13-2001 § 2 (part))